Milestones Child Development Center
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Milestones Child Development Center
October 2013 Newsletter [Type text] ilestones Child Development Center As the hustle and bustle of the September rush settles us into fall, we can all begin to breathe a little deeper and enjoy the changing of the seasons. We have welcomed so many new families to the Milestones family and we hope you have taken a minute to meet the parents of the children in your child’s classroom. Milestones is a great place for your children to develop first friendships, but also for mom’s and dad’s to connect with other working parents going through the same stresses and experiences as you. Halloween is just around the corner. Party information will be coming out soon! Employee of the Month Miss Erin Miss Erin brings a dose of humor to everything she does and we love her for that. Everyone also thinks Erin has a great work ethic & is a wonderful hugger Staff nominated What’s happening…. Harvest Festival October 4th & 5th downtown Rockford Week of October 14th Scholastic Book fair October 31st Classroom Halloween Party’s November 6 & 7 Picture Days November 28th & 29th Center Closed Thanksgiving You can always reach us via email! Kelly: [email protected] Beth: [email protected] Infant A Infant B Autumn is here! Where did the summer go? We made it through the transitions last month and the Wobblers seem to be well adjusted in their new classrooms. This month we will be doing different things to go along with Halloween. WE have a fun painting project planned and the infants will get to experience handling the guts from inside a pumpkin. I would like to make a picture book for the infants to look at. Please bring in a 4x6 family photo or a photo of just your child to put in the book. October 31st is Halloween! If you have a costume for your child please send him or her in it, we’d like to take a group photo! This October we have a lot of fun activities planned. For a sensory experience we will be playing with seedless pumpkin guts. We will also be making our Bumkin paintings. Special shout out to Madilyn, she is turning one on Oct. 8 ! th Also this month our big boy Max moves up to Wobblers. WE will miss you. If you October Happy Birthday Anna S. 10/1 Ella P. 10/1 Brogan B. 10/2 Adriana K. 10/5 Darby V. 10/6 Macey T. 10/7 Ben R. 10/7 have a Halloween Costume for Madilynn F. your child remember to dress 10/8 him or her up on Halloween! Wobbler Fall is here! We are so excited to have comfortable weather for walking and being out on the playground. This month we will continue to work on texture type paintings. We’ll also use all sorts of sensory activities to strengthen our small motor muscles. We’ll be doing some fun pumpkin activities when we get closer to Halloween too! WE want to wish Liam the best in Toddler A and welcome Max to the Wobbler crew. We hope everyone has a wonderful October! Liam S. 10/11 Jimmy S. 10/11 Makenna B. 10/12 Joshua C. 10/12 Shawn Z. 10/14 Colin H. 10/14 Austin M. 10/21 Toddler A This month we will focus on numbers, textures, patterns and spiders! Spiders are such a cool critter for the little ones to learn about in the month of October as there are all sorts of fun facts that we can incorporate into our learning experiences. Don’t forget about Halloween on Thursday, October 31st. Please send your child in their costume that day as we’ll be having some spooky fun! Ms. Katie 10/22 Katelyn F. 10/24 Jordan V. 10/24 Abby H. 10/26 Olivia D. 10/27 Miss Lauren 10/31 Older Toddlers September saw a lot of tears, but we all braved through it and the kid’s are doing great now! We have found interests the children have, ways to calm them down and redirect them to a new activity, and changed some things to accommodate the new class. Now that the children have (for the most part) become accustomed to the classroom, schedule, and teachers we are going to start focusing on building independence. During the day your children are getting their own plates for meals, taking care of their dishes when they’re finished eating by scraping their plates and putting them in the sink, washing their hands, and going to the bathroom. This month the kids are going to put all our efforts on pulling their pants up and down and putting on their own shoes, so please keep in mind that looser pants and shoes with Velcro are much easier than tight jeans and tie shoes at this age. We want them to be able to succeed on their own! Throughout October we will be doing all the fun fall things like taking walks to admire the changing colors, playing with pumpkins and leaves, making a scarecrow, and visiting the apple orchard. Toddler B In October we will be introducing harvest topics including apples, pumpkins, leaves and Halloween. Through activities around harvest we will focus on developing your child’s skills. We will focus on developing your child’s skills. We will also incorporate your child’s interests through our own observations. Please bring a bag of leaves each Monday morning this month. We will use them on the playground and in the texture tub. Please no sticks. On Thursday, October 31st, we will be trick or treating in the morning to the area businesses and then we will be having a Halloween Party at 4pm. I will have a snack signup sheet mid-October. We’ll also be having a parade around the center to show off all lf our great costumes. We hope you can make it! Dear Early Preschool Families, For the month of October we are going to start a unit called “Life on the Farm”. In this unit we will focus on helping children learn about all aspects of a farm, including: different animals that live on a farm, sounds animals make, what kinds of crops are grown, the typical daily routine on a farm, why farms are important to people in many aspects of their daily lives, and why each farm is special. The students will also have the opportunity to grow their own lima beans, make their own butter, and create a large scarecrow. This unit will let children use their creativity and give them the opportunity to experience new and exciting wonders that take place on a farm. Preschool ~ Turning leaves, pumpkins, cider and the crisp fall air, all add to the magic of Autumn. In Preschool during the month of October, our main study topic will center on the many wonderful things Fall has to offer. This will include a trip to the apple orchard. Details to come, but a tentative date of October 11th is being heavily considered. Another exciting field trip we are planning is a tour of BC Pizza. The children will get to see behind the scenes, be able to make their own pizzas and a feast of their own creations will culminate our experience. Also, please take a moment now and then to look around our room and in our hallway for amazing art creations. It is pretty cool to watch them experiment with different art materials, see their finished products and watch them as they grow in their fine motor skills. Fun Facts… *T he average pizzeria uses 55 pizza boxes per day. *Cats will sleep 70% of their lives. *A person uses approximately 57 squares of toilet paper. *Apples are more efficient than caffeine in them morning. Pre-K B Hello Everyone. Fall is here and we are ready to explore all things Fall! We will be taking a trip to Klackles Orchard on Friday Oct.18th @ 10:00am. Watch classroom newsletter and handout for more details. During Pre-K We are so excited to welcome the month of October into Pre-K! It will be so much fun to start decorating our classroom with some beautiful fall art work! This month we will be learning more about apples, leaves, and pumpkins. It will all come to life as we take a field trip to visit an apple orchard and pumpkin patch, and we will also be visiting the Frederick Meijer Gardens for a Leaf Lookers tour. We will also be celebrating Halloween with a classroom party at the end of the month. In addition to all of these fun and exciting fall experiences, we will continue to have swim lessons every other week. The children did a fantastic job during our first swim class in September, and they are really looking forward to getting back into the pool again! This month we will continue to work on developing our pre-kindergarten skills. We will spend lots of time learning about the letters D, E, F, G, and H. In addition, we will be counting, writing, coloring, cutting, and working hard on our social skills each and every day. Everyone is looking forward to a busy and fun month in Pre-K! October we will also be learning about Fire Safety. To help further our learning we will be taking a trip to Plainfield Fire station (Belmont Location) on Tuesday Oct. 1st @ 10:00am. Another fun event in October will be the Halloween party on Thursday Oct. 31st @ TBD. Hope everyone has a great October! Pre-K C October is one of my FAVORITE months. The kids have been helping with study topics for this month, mostly We will be learning about the season; Fall, leaves, apples, pumpkins, etc… in addition per the kiddos request; Scarecrows, Corn Mazes, Hay and Halloween. s did great last month and are excited to go swimming together again), Field trip to Country Basket, Movie/PJ day and a Halloween Party. There may be an upcoming Scarecrow making contest at our Center and we will be having an apple taste-testing day. N ew Students October New Staff Miss Alyssa P. Sub